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B. BORLAND.

SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED IUNEG. 1912.

Patented 0011.12, 1915.

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B.BORLAND.

SEAT.

- APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6. I912.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

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BRUCE BOB'LAND OFbCI-IICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BORLAND-GRANNISCOMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OFNEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented. 0 1;, 12 1-915 A Applicationfiled time 6, 1912. Serial No. 701,946.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I BRUCE BORLAND, a citizenof the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and door where it may beused for a person sitv and Fig. 7 is a detail view'ofthe seat-supthereon. The base E'is provided on its ting sidewise in the vehicle.

The invention consists" in the matters hereinafter disclosed and thenpointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a practical embodiment ofmy inventionFigure l is a top plan viewyof an automobile provided with aseat embodying my invention, the top of the body of the car beingomitted for purposes of clearer illustration of the seat which is shownin full lines in position to enable its occupant to face forward and indotted lines in position out of the line of the vehicle door; Fig. 2

is a detail view offthe interior of the ve-,

hicle with the seat in position for use; Fig. 3 is a View similarto Fig.2 with the seat in position out of the line of the door; Fig. 4: is adetail side view Iof the seat structure with the supporting parts of thevehicle in section; Fig. 5 is adetailsectional view' of' the outer endof the seat-bracket and associated parts; Fig. 6 isa view showingtheseat-in'top plan in three positions with'the supporting parts of thevehiclein section;

portingdisk or plate. p

'While the seat is shown in theaccompanying drawings in position in theinterior of an automobile body it is to be understood that it may beused in other forms of vehicles or in any location where it may be de-'sired. 1 w In the embodiment shown the reference letter A represents afsuitable vehicle body, such'for example as an electric automobile,provided with the usual running gear havingthe usual bottom a, sides a,side doors a front glass and steerlng lever a panel a fixed seat a Oneside of the body 'isprovided-in front of its door with a supportingbracket B pro ecting inwardly and forming a bearing for one end of asupporting post C which rests at its other end on the floor to which itin the embodiment shown the bracket is composed of a vertical arm (Zhaving upper and lower end collars aZQcP encircling the supporting post,and a lateral horizontal arm (Z with suitable intermediate braces d theupper collar cl being stepped upon the post or resting upon the upperface of the lateral bracket B, all these parts having their bearingfaces finished toallow the collar to turn freely 'on-the bracket. Theouterend of the swinging bracket is provided with an annular disk orplate D preferably integral therewith and having a downwardly projectingcentral sleeve d and an upwardly projecting peripheral flanged which iscut away or provided witha gate as at d at the side toward thesupporting post G.

A seat base E carrying 'a seat e with a suitable back 6 is provided inthe form of a plate adapted to rest and turn upon the flange cl of thedisk D, and having a'central sleeve 6 in which a downwardly projectingspindle e is suitably pinned or otherwise secured as at a the lower'endof lower face adj acent the cutaway portion of the sleeve d andprovidedat its end with a the flange with a pin 6 to which one end of a link 'E"is pivoted, the other end of the link being pivoted. to a, pin Z2 fixedon the bracket B and held by means of an intermediate ring or washer bat sufficient elevation above the bracket to clear the collar d when theparts are swung. The pivot b of the link is in the rear of the post Cand I the. outer end of the link Epasses freely into the passage or gateafforded by the cutaway portion 01 of the flange (Z of the disk D butdoes not reach to the sleeve 6 and the link and horizontal arm d of thebracket D extend laterally in parallel horizontal planes with the linkabove the arm and in vertical alinement with it when the parts areintermediate their limits of swinging motion but crossing it when theparts are at either limit of their movement as clearly shown in Fig. 6.The disk D is provided with an opposite pair of stop-pins d and (islocated in a line slightly outside of or beyond its central line andextending into the path of the outer end of the link E so as toalternately abut against the same when the parts are swung to theirpredetermined opposite limits of movement and stop the swinging movementof the parts on the post as shown in Fig. 6. The link E is provided witha downwardly projecting central lug e at a point slightly beyond itscenter, and the horizontal arm (Z of the swinging bracket D is providedwith a pair of upwardly projecting lugs (Z spaced apart sufiiciently toallow the lug e to pass be tween them, the relation of these opposinglugs being such that they stand in line when the parts are in thecentral position shown in Fig. 6, the function of the lugs (Z being tothen bear against the lug e as the arm 6Z3 swings to either side of thiscentral position and so pivot the link E at its dead center 7 out ofalinement with the bracket arm to cause its outer end to cross the arm.

' to the position shown in Fig. 0

l/Vhen the seat is in the position shown in Fig. 2 and in full lines in1, the parts occupy the relative positions shown at the left side ofFig. 6 with the pin d abutting against the end of the link E on theright hand side of the bracket arm d and so holding the seat againstfurther movement to the left or toward the side a of the vehicle, thebracket then extending outwardly, and rearwardly from the post and withthe seat'in position to allow its occupant to face forward or in thedirection of movement of the vehicle and standing in position in theline of the door. When the-seat is to be swung v out of the line of thedoor to facilitate the entrance or exit of the occupants of the vehicle,the

bracket D is swung around forwardly toward thefront of the vehicle inthe direction of the arrows shown in Fig. 6, and as the link E ispivoted off or eccentric to the axial line of the supporting post onwhich the seat swings it draws the pin 0 around to the position shown atthe central position of the parts in Fig. 6 and so rotates the seat onthe disk D; when the parts reach this central position the lug e alinesbetween the lugs al and the continued swinging of the bracket toward itsposition at the right hand of Fig. 6 causes the left hand lug 61 tocrowd or cam the luge to move thelink across the central line of thebracket arm (Z so that the outer end of the link will cross to the lefthand side of the bracket arm, and the continued swinging of the seat inthe direction of the arrows will cause the link to further rotate theseat on the disk D until the opposite pin d abuts against the outer endof the link and holds the parts against further movement toward the sideof the vehicle, the back a of the seat then being in alinement with theside of the vehicle as shown at the right hand in Fig. 6 and the seatbeing positioned as shown in Fig. 3 to uncover the door and still be ina position where it can be used for a person sitting facing sidewise.The swinging of the bracket D in opposite direction rotates the seatreversely, the right hand lug al then camming the lug e to move the linkacross the central line of the bracket arm (Z so that the outerend ofthe link will cross to the right hand side of arm and abut against thestop (i The bracket swings forwardly and rearwardly through an arc ofless than 180 degrees, while the seat is rotated threequarters of a turnon the bracket so that its rear edge or back will stand approximately inthe line of the width of the vehiclewhen in position to allow facingforward and parallel with the side of the vehicle when in position touncover the door and allow sitting sidewise.

. By my invention the seat enables its occupant to face forward and withthe necessary leg-room between the seat and front portion of thevehicle, while it may be swung around to occupy this leg-space anduncover the door and allow occupant to sit facing sidewise.

1. In a device of the class described, a 7

mounted on the disk, a link pivoted at its outer end on-the base-and atits other end eccentric to the pivot of the arm, and co-acting means onthe link and arm to cause the outer end of the link to cross the armwhen the latter is swung on its pivot.

2. In a device of the class described, a bracket, a horizontallyswinging arm having a pivotal support on the bracket, a disk on the freeend of the arm havingapair of stops, a base having a seat portion androtatably mounted on the disk, alink pivoted at its outer end on thebase in the line of the stops and at its other end onthe bracketeccentric to the pivot of the arm, and coacting means on the link andarm to cause the outer end of the link to cross the arm when the latteris swung on its pivot.

3. In a device of the class described, a bracket, a horizontallyswinging arm having a pivotal support near the end of the bracket, adisk on the free end of the arm having opposite stops, a base having aseat portion and rotatably mounted on the disk,

a link pivoted; at its outer end on the base in the line of the stopsand at its other end on the bracket in the rear of the pivot of the arm,and co-acting projections on the link and arm to cause the outer endofthe link to cross the arm when the latter is swung on its pivot.

4. In a device of the class described, a horizontally swinging armhaving a pivotal support, a disk on the free end of the arm, a basehaving a seat portion and rotatably mounted on the disk, a linkoverlying the arm and pivoted at its outer end on the base and at itsother end in the rear of the pivot of the arm, a downwardly projectinglug on the link, and a pair of upwardly projecting lugs on the armspaced apart to allow the lug on the link to pass between them andadapted to pivot the same when the arm is swung on its pivot. v

5. In a device of the class described, a horizontally swinging armhaving a pivotal support, a disk on the free end of thearm, a basehaving a seat portion and rotatably mounted on the disk, a linkoverlying the arm and pivoted at its outer end on the base and at itsother end in the rear of the pivot of the arm, stops on the basecooperating with the link, a downwardly projecting lug on the link, anda pair of upwardly projecting lugs on the arm spaced apart to, allow thelug on the link to pass between them and adapted to pivot the same whenthe arm is swung on its pivot.

6. In a device of the class described, a bracket, a horizontallyswinging arm having a pivotal support on the bracket, a disk on the freeend of the arm having a pair of stops a base having a seat portion androtatably mounted on the disk, a link overlymg the arm and pivoted atits outer end on the base in the line of the stops and at its other endon the bracket in the rear of the pivot of the arm, a downwardlyprojecting.

lug on the link, and a pair of upwardly projecting lugs on the armspacedapart to allow the lug on the link to pass between them and adapted topivot the same when the arm is swung on its pivot.

7. In a device of the class described, a

supporting body having a bracket mounted thereon, an arm mounted on thebracket to swing toward and away from the body, a seat rotatably mountedon the arm, a link mounted on the arm, a link crossing the arm andpivoted to the bracket and seat to rotate the seat through an arc ofthree-quarters of a circle when the arm is swung on its bracket,interacting projections on the arm and link to pivot the link when thearm is swung, and tops to limit the rotation of the seat tothree-quarters of a circle.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature 7,

in presenceof two witnesses. I v

BRUCE BORLAND. Witnesses:

J. MoRoBERTs, H. C. SUIT.

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